Napoli will be looking to bounce back to winning ways when they host Inter Milan on Sunday. Rafael Benitez and his men have lost their last two league games, at Palermo and Torino, and those results left them just two points clear of fourth-placed Lazio in the final Champions League qualifying spot. If they fail to beat Inter then Lazio might steal their third place.
After last weekend's defeat at Torino Rafa Benitez might decide to make some changes, the likes of Gokhan Inler or Manolo Gabbiadini might get starting places. Inter Milan have done well after the winter break but last weekend they were defeated 1-0 at home to Fiorentina and dropped back to ninth position in the league table. If they want to stay in the race for an Europa League spot they must avoid defeat at Napoli.
Xherdan Shaqiri should be back in the starting line up after missing out last weekend, probably replacing Lukas Podolski as the former Arsenal forward has failed to impress in the Serie A so far. Napoli have defeated Inter 1-0 in the Coppa Italia in February while the reverse league match at San Siro ended 2-2 in October.
Probable line-ups:
Napoli: Andujar - Albiol, Strinic, Koulibaly, De Guzman, Maggio - Inler, Hamsik, David Lopez - Higuain, Jose Callejon
Inter Milan: Handanovic - Vidic, Campagnaro, Santon, Juan - Medel, Guarin, Brozovic - Palacio, Shaqiri, Icardi
My prediction: Napoli to win 2-1.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Napoli win - 10/11 Draw - 13/5 Inter win - 3/1
sharpe 9 years ago
Yes, Napoli are the favourites in this one, but if there is an unpredictable team, this is Inter. So I expect not so easy game for Napoli and I'm not sure how this is going to finish but still after the disappointment for both teams last week this have to be an interesting one between two highly motivated teams.
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Johnajax 9 years ago
When Napoli plays at home they are favorites against any team on the world. They have great supporters and I think that they will win this match. They chase Roma on second place to avoid qualification for Champions league and I think that they are better than Roma and at the end of league they will be second.
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h34dhunt3r 9 years ago
Another Italian derby ahead of us. Both teams will have hard time to achive their result for this season - Napoli to qualify for Champions league and Inter to get to Europa League spot. But lets talk about this match. AC Napoli is obliviously favourite in this one. They are playing really well lately, and homefield is just...
Another Italian derby ahead of us. Both teams will have hard time to achive their result for this season - Napoli to qualify for Champions league and Inter to get to Europa League spot. But lets talk about this match. AC Napoli is obliviously favourite in this one. They are playing really well lately, and homefield is just one bonus for them going into this match. Inter has his ups and downs. They signed Podolski and Shaqiri during winter transfer window on 6 month loans. German player doesnt seem to be fit into Mancinis squad, but Shaqiri is playing really well. My predictions: - Result: 3:1 for home team (3:0 and then Inter scoring to make it less hard); - Man of the match: Gonzalo Higuain
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seculla 9 years ago
This match should be very interesting and also I expect a lot of goals from the both sides. Napoli cut the lead of AS Roma on just 4 points and also there will be a big fight for this places that are leading to European competitions for the next season, so they need all three points. On the other side, after very bad start...
This match should be very interesting and also I expect a lot of goals from the both sides. Napoli cut the lead of AS Roma on just 4 points and also there will be a big fight for this places that are leading to European competitions for the next season, so they need all three points. On the other side, after very bad start of the season Inter somehow managed to find a good form and now they are playing better. Inter will also want a place on the table that will lead them at least to Europa League and they also will need points from this match. It will be tough match for both sides, but also I expect that this match will be very interesting.
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